(~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it.
The British government is expected to ~ the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway...
VERB: V n
~ion (~ions)
The ~ion of such initiatives indicates that voters are unconcerned about the environment.
N-VAR: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules.
...the children of Eastern European immigrants who had ~ed their parents’ political and religious beliefs.
VERB: V n
~ion
...his ~ion of our values.
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3.
If someone is ~ed for a job or course of study, it is not offered to them.
One of my most able students was ~ed by another university.
VERB: be V-ed, also V n
~ion
Be prepared for lots of ~ions before you land a job.
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4.
If someone ~s another person who expects affection from them, they are cold and unfriendly towards them.
...people who had been ~ed by their lovers.
VERB: V n
~ion
These feelings of ~ion and hurt remain.
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5.
If a person’s body ~s something such as a new heart that has been transplanted into it, it tries to attack and destroy it.
It was feared his body was ~ing a kidney he received in a transplant four years ago.
VERB: V n
~ion
...a special drug which stops ~ion of transplanted organs.
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6.
If a machine ~s a coin that you put in it, the coin comes out and the machine does not work.
VERB
7.
A ~ is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it.
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